Chapter15. Layering Lines: Polyphony at Notre Dame
The lower voice in organum sings the fixed melody in extremely long notes.
True
The earliest polyphonic music is called _____.
Organum
In the medieval mind, the new had to be founded on the ____ . Therefore composers of the new polyphonic _____ based their pieces on older Gregorian chants.
- Old - Organum
The rhythmic pattern of long-short repeated throughout Gaude Maria virgo defines the _____.
- rhythmic mode
Which composers are associated with polyphonic composition at Notre Dame in the Middle Ages and which are not?
Correct: Pérotin, Léonin InCorrect Pope Gregory, Hildegard of Bingen
Which of the following describe the music of Ave Maria virgo and which do not?
Correct: a cappella singing, faster moving upper voices over a slow-moving bottom voice, polyphonic texture Incorrect: Syllabic Text Setting, major key.
Polyphony was universally accepted in medieval religious communities.
False
The first type of polyphony was Gregorian chant
False
In early organum, which voice sang the fixed melody from the preexisting Gregorian chant?
Lowest
What describes the text setting of Gaude Maria virgo?
Melismatic
In order to transmit the new polyphony, which other aspect of music became more sophisticated in the Middle Ages?
Music Notation
Notre Dame cathedral is located in which city?
Paris
Which term describes the texture of two or more melodies performed at the same time?
Polyphony
In the medieval era, some religious communities utilized polyphonic music to enhance worship on the highest feast days in the church year, like Easter.
True
Most recognized composers in the early Middle Ages were clerics in religious communities
True
Polyphonic music required specialized singers as compared to the more simple communal singing of plainchant.
True